Today we are going to take a posture of peace by walking in the truth and delighting in that.
Posture is a short audible fist bump to remind you God is with you in everything.
Together we're going to be emboldened to take a daily posture of perfect peace.
3 John verse 4 says, I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Now this was written by John to someone named Gaius. Gaius was most likely a church leader
and these children that John is writing about are most likely the people that they are
leading, mentoring, teaching. But what stood out to me is I believe John's delight about his
children walking in the truth reflects the heart of God towards us. Father God delights in our
walking in the truth, in our discovering and embracing our kingdom identities. And walking
in the truth is a practice. It's a process. It's a lifestyle. It's continual. My point,
it's not a destination. It's a walk. You know, I think about this delight, this great joy
in the context of my own delight. Does my delight in this walk match my father's delight?
Maybe you can relate, but, you know, I can be tempted to be discouraged
because my focus often becomes all about getting through something, like whether it's a difficult
circumstance or a learning process or a Bible reading plan. It's like, I just want to finish.
I want to arrive. I want to be done and check it off my list and achieve something and master
something. And when that process is delayed or just go slower than I want it to go,
I can feel deflated. I can be tempted to be discouraged and disappointed.
And I can start to feel stuck and believe the lie that I'm stuck instead of the truth that I'm
actually moving forward. You know, maybe you're in a difficult situation right now and you're like,
I just want to overcome this, which is a healthy desire. But overcoming doesn't start at the end
of the situation. It starts now because your identity as an overcomer is rooted in your
identity in Christ. His fullness is your starting point, not your finish line. You can walk in the
truth as you walk through this hard situation every step of the way. The truth is not true
once you've made it through something. The truth is true now. And the truth is you're an overcomer
and today you're overcoming. Walk in that truth, live in it, and be delighted as you
walk in the truth today.